350 



POLYGALEjE. I. POLYOALA. 



<Sgttre-branchletted Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1820. Shrub 



2 to 4 feet. 



5 P. NUMMULA'RIA (Burch. cat. no. 3709.) leaves opposite, 

 orbicularly kidney-shaped, cordate at the base, mucronated at 

 the top ; branchlets rather terete, glabrous, fj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish in terminal corym- 

 bose racemes. 



Moneywort-leaved Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1812. Shrub 



3 feet. 



6 P. BORBONLEFO'LIA (Burch. cat. no. 6861.) leaves opposite, 

 cordate, acuminated; branchlets terete, hispid. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. P. oppositifolia, Sims, in bot. mag. 

 not of D. C. Flowers purplish, in terminal corymbose racemes. 



Borbonia-leaved Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 .ft. 



* " Leaves alternate. 



7 P. CLUYTIOIDES (Burch. cat. no. 3326.) leaves elliptical, 

 somewhat mucronated at the apex ; branchlets very smooth ; 

 petals 2-lobed ; lobes acute, very long. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, in terminal racemes. 



Cluytia-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 3 feet. 



8 P. GRANDiFLbRA (Lodd. bot. cab. 1227.) leaves oblong, mu- 

 cronate ; branchlets pubescent ; bracteas equal, permanent. 

 Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large, 

 purple, in terminal racemose corymbs, with a pale keel and crest. 



Great-jlowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 



9 P. MYRTIFOLIA (Lin. amcen. 2. p. 138.) leaves obovate or ob- 

 long, somewhat mucronated ; branchlets clothed with appressed 

 down ; bracteas equal, permanent ; pedicels shorter than the 

 flowers. Tj .G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pur- 

 plish, in terminal corymbose racemes, with a pale crest and keel. 



Var. a, t?ra(D.C. prod. l.p. 322.) leaves obovate-oblong, 

 flat, fy . G. Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 1. Ker, bot. reg. t. 669. 



Var. ft, angustifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong. 

 V} . G. Perhaps P. tenuifolia, Link. enum. 2. p. 220. 



Var. y, rosmarinifblia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong- 

 linear, with revolute margins. 



Myrtle-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1707. Shrub 

 3 feet. 



10 P. LIGULA'RIS (Ker, bot. reg. t. 637.) leaves ligulate- 

 linear, rather obtuse, crowded, spreading, glabrous ; branches 

 villous ; bracteas permanent, equal, and are as well as the 

 rachis villous ; racemes short, crowded. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, in racemose terminal 

 corymbs. 



Tongae-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 2 to 3 feet. 



11 P. INTERMEDIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong- 

 linear, mucronated, with revolute margins ; branchlets glabrous ; 

 bracteas permanent, equal ; pedicels rather longer than the 

 flowers ; wings of flowers somewhat pointed. T? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 



Intermediate Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. ? Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



12 P. BRACTEOLA'TA (Lin. amoen. 2. p. 137. var. /3.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, flat ; branches glabrous ; bracteas permanent, 

 lower one longest ; pedicels rather longer than the flowers ; 

 wings of flowers pointed. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Curt. bot. mag. 345. Flowers purple, with a 

 white crest and green keel, in loose terminal racemes. 



Var. a, strlcta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves erect, and 

 branches glabrous. 



Var. ft, patula (D. C. 1. c.) leaves spreading and branches 

 glabrous. 



Var. y, Mspida (D. C. 1. c.) leaves erect and branches hispid. 



Large-bracted Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1713. Shrub 

 1 to 3 feet. 



13 P. BMBELLA'TA (Thunb. prod. 120.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, flat ; branches hispid ; bracteas permanent ; flowers few. 

 O-? Thunb. Jj. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purplish, with a white crest. P. bracteolata umbellata, 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 332 Barm. afr. t. 73. f. 5. 



Umbellate-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



14 P. TINCTO'RIA (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves obovate, and 

 are as well as the branches velvety-villous ; calyxes pubescent. 

 Tj . F. Native on the mountains of Arabia Felix. P. brac- 

 teolata, Forsk. descr. 213. Flowers purplish, in terminal 

 racemes. There is a blue dye resembling Indigo obtained from 

 this plant. 



Dyer's Milkwort. Shrub 2 feet. 



15 P. PUBIFLO'RA (Burch. cat. no. 6205.) leaves lanceolate, 

 acuminated, ciliated ; branchlets hairy ; calyxes pubescent. I? . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 



Donny-Jlorvered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 



16 P. BURMA'NNI (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves linear, 

 bhmtish ; branchlets velvety-pubescent ; racemes supra-axillary ; 

 pedicels shorter than the flowers ; bracteas deciduous. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. bracteolata S, Lin. 

 Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 4. Burch. cat. no. 6437. Flowers purple. 



Burmann's Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1800? Sh. 3 ft. 



17 P. AFFI'NIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves linear obtuse ; 

 younger ones somewhat villous ; branchlets pubescent; racemes 

 opposite the leaves ; bracteas small, permanent, fj G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 



Neighbouring Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 



18 P. MICROLOPHA (Burch. cat. no. 3416.) leaves linear, 

 mucronated, and are as well as the branches glabrous : racemes 

 few-flowered ; pedicels very short ; wings of flowers obovate. 



Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, 

 with a small crest. 



Small-crested-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. ? Sh. 3 ft. 



19 P. SI'MPLEX (Burch. cat. no. 1933.) leaves oblong-wedge- 

 shaped, obtuse, somewhat mucronated, and are as well as simple 

 stem glabrous ; bracteas deciduous ; pedicels spreading ; wings 

 of flower oval. Tj. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purple in racemes, one-half smaller than those of P. 

 specibsa, which it very much resembles. 



Simple-stemmed Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



20 P. SPECIO'SA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1780.) lower leaves oblong- 

 cuneated, obtuse, mucronated, upper ones linear, and are as 

 well as the twiggy branches glabrous ; bracteas deciduous ; 

 pedicels spreading ; wings of flower roundish. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Ker, bot. reg. t. 150. Delaun. 

 herb. amat. t. 193. Sims, bot. mag. t. 621. Flowers purplish 

 in loose racemes. 



Shervy Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1814. Shrub 6 feet. 



21 P. PEDUNCULARIS (Burch. cat. no. 5163.) leaves linear, 

 with revolute margins, upper surface scabrous ; peduncles rather 

 stiff", spreading, bearing few flowers at the top, and are as well 

 as branchlets angular. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers purple, almost like those of P. myrtifolia. 



Peduncled Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 



22 P. TERETIFO'LIA (Thunb. prod. 120.) leaves linear, with 

 revolute margins, rather terete, furrowed on the under surface, 

 glabrous ; branchlets clothed with white velvety down ; racemes 

 short, few-flowered, fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. P. empetrifolia, Houtt. hist. nat. 11. D. V. t. 28. f. 1. 

 Andr. bot. rep. t. 370. Flowers purplish. 



Terete-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1791. Sh. 3 ft. 



23 P. PINIFOLIA (Lam. ill. t. 598. f. 2.) leaves linear, with 

 revolute margins, somewhat terete, furrowed on the under sur- 

 face, spreading, stalked, and are as well as the branches gla- 



